1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT REAR BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

MY DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN DOWN AND BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MAKES A CLUNK NOISE WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN IT DURING BREAKING AND ACCELERATION THIS IS. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS TO HAVE BROKEN ON THIS SEAT. VERY POOR QUALITY! *TR

TWO COMPLAINTS-(1) AT APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BRACKET BROKE AND BEGAN LEANING THE SEAT BACKWARDS. AFTER ANOTHER 8,000 MILES THE BRACKET COMPLETELY BROKE. IT WAS WELDED BY A PROFESSIONAL WELDER AND REPLACED. AT APPROXIMATELY 138,000 MILES IT BROKE AGAIN AND WILL HAVE TO BE WELDED AGAIN BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED RIGHT NOW. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AND SAFETY ISSUE ON MY MODEL-99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. (2) AT APPROXIMATELY 142,000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON AND GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW IT DOES SO FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND HAT ONLY A DEALER CAN FIX IT. LIKE THE SEAT PROBLEM, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY, VERY COMMON ISSUE AS WELL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A DEALER REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AS I HAVE BEEN QUOTED UPWARDS OF $300 TO DO SO. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON AND CHIMES IN MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. IT IS MOSTLY NOTED WHEN I AM STEERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH TURNS. *TR

VISIBILITY: DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. WINDSHIELD BLOWER. COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND VISIBILITY IS DECREASED. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE WHEN I BOUGHT THE JEEP 6 YEARS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLENDER THAT CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE FROM RUNNING TOO HOT OR COLD FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWER WOULD EXPEL COLD AIR AND THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWER WOULD EXPEL VERY LITTLE HEAT. THE DEFROSTER WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 04/04/11

FRONT RIGHT DRIVER SEAT FRAME BOLT RIPPED OUT DUE TO BREAKING OF SEAT FRAME. FRAME SPLIT LIKE A PIECE OF WOOD. *TR

99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED 4/2003. FRONT BRAKES SHUDDERS AT ROAD/HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 40-65MPH. ACQUIRED THIS/TSB FROM SD SCHOOL DISTRICT AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THIS/TSB REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF AKEBONO FRONT CALIPERS FROM TEVES. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM DIDN'T CEASE. DID SOME ANALYZING MYSELF, FOUND THAT REAR BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED. REPLACED THE WHOLE REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS AND THE PROBLEM CEASED UNTIL AFTER REAR BRAKE PADS PASSED 60% OF THICKNESS, PROBLEM ARISES AGAIN. MY OWN CONCLUSION LIES TO DESIGN OF REAR BRAKE PAD MATERIAL TO BE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. MY FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN AS WELL. I'VE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFE, AND I'VE NEVER HAD A BROKEN SEAT. I SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 1999 JEEPS. IT'S UP THERE WITH HAVING A WORKING AIR BAG. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEIR DRIVER SEAT FIX, WHEN THAT SHOULD BE ONE THING THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. IT'S HAPPENING TO A LOT OF GRAND JEEP CHEROKEES. I HOPE THEY DO A RECALL, THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE TOYOTA. *TR